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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
2
Prose describes Gilsonite clams as equivalent to cash in the White River country with claims trading at high values, noting a prospector’s optimism about energizing finds and ready market.
Mayor Bill Glassman of Oden will not back down. He returns as editor and manager of the Ogden Standard after a company dispute is resolved.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West show led the Salt Lake gathering last week and drew a crowd rivaling the Elk's Carnival with an estimated turnout over 20,000 daily attendees.
B R McDonald of Price announces candidacy for state senator in the Twelfth District subject to Republican nomination. He is described as popular and capable but linked to the Rio Grande Western railroad agency, which may hurt his chances against Democrat Bennion who is expected to be renominated.
A Naples meeting house hosted a reception for returning missionaries Elders A A Haws Edward Watkins and TC Inibbert. The event included a splendid dinner and an evening of songs speeches and recitations though A A Haws was absent and appeared to have lost the spirit of the occasion. Meanwhile Sylvanus Collett's motherless bibs remain dangerously ill at their grandmother's home.
City officers held a regular session approving the appointment of class Mac Koght sa as City Poundkeeper and granting a permit for W. H. Burton to erect a brick building on Uintah Avenue. Bills allowed include Oserbuilt lumber 472, Calvert meals 70, Steph Price surveyor 0, Ashley Bartlett 3 400, J Mo Griffin 3.00, Harmston surveying 0.
A surveying party of fifteen at Steamboat Springs explores a northwest route from Jot Salghur Springs to Steamboat, crossing the Park range at Whitley Peak to reach the Bear river and Ashby valley. If built direct west via Bear river canyon Vernal could become a major supply point and a 10,000 population town within ten years.
To Parents and Teachers. Ebo Vernal school opens Monday morning September 1st. All pupils who wish to finish the grades must enter at the start and remain until year’s end. Parents are urged to support attendance and avoid keeping children home for small reasons.
A Republican mass convention is called to elect seven delegates to the State Convention at Ogden on September 11, 1902. The meeting gathers August 30, 1902 at 10 o'clock at the Stake House in Vernal Utah. Full attendance requested by officers including QO TD Arteyo, Chatman, Sir Wivper, Secretary.
A call invites community members to a Friday Eve gathering on August 26 to enjoy dancing and socialize. Volunteers are urged to help with Sunday school activities and bring items for the Social Hall.
An eight week bachelor record lists hours spent on waiting, conversations, kisses and silences with a father, changes in mood, sleep loss, and self reported measures of bliss and satisfaction. It notes hours per day and totals such as 43 hours of silence and 12 hours negotiating loins, concluding with stated weight loss and absence of lasting traces.
The snippet notes South America lacks good dental schools while Mexico City raises a four year obligatory course. It lists university enrollments in Glatzow Edinburgh St Andrews and Aberdeen with increases and decreases. It mentions Carnegie’s gift influence and Chautauqua’s offer to Senator Ilanna for lectures and the Ohio boss's rejection.
A Chicago Daily News fragment questions the town’s health by noting only three patients in the hospital and listing the doctor the undertaker and the tombstone man as present, implying a lack of nourishment.
In a brief exchange from the Philadelphia Press, a reader discusses the spelling of the name Mame versus Moaaighme and notes a Mrs. Woodby’s invitation for tea. The dialogue reveals ongoing pronunciation and spelling debates reflected in the section.
A humorous dialogue from the Statesman features a character proposing arbitration to settle a kitchen dispute with a cook. The banter mentions visiting the house to view clothing remnants from that day.
A playful exchange cited by the Chicago Daily News features a would be suitor declaring devotion and a maid’s witty retort admitting she could never wed because he would be full all the time, ending the case with a humorous moral.
A fragment from the Washington Star features a playful exchange about friendship and rivalry. A speaker claims years as a dentist to illustrate loyalty and humor, underscoring light political satire. The line pokes at public figures through a witty metaphor.
A reader recalls finishing the new Scribblers novel late at night. The remark captures fatigue and amusement as the speaker nods off in an easy chair and wakes in the early hours. The exchange humorously contrasts perceived tedium with the late night reading session.
In NS 41 Weekly a quirky dialogue hints that Mr Binks may be single or unwed as neighbors joke about his wife and finances while noting he wears out three pairs of shoes a month trying to save carfare.
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